Category ALBUM
Well Göden basically is the collaboration of ‘Spacewinds’ (a certain Stephen Flam of legendary slow-mo deathsters Winter) with ‘Nyxta’ (Vas Kallas of indusrial/goth duo Hanzel Und Gretyl) and ex-Winter session keyboardist Tony Pinnisi. And if you’re guessing ‘so this is… Continue Reading →
Mysticism and nature make for good bedfellows and so too do the bands on this split album, embracing the raptures of the elements through atmospheric black metal. The drab colours of the artwork may have you envisaging the cold, dark… Continue Reading →
An intersection of “forward-thinking Thrash and Prog Metal” is what’s offered by this US band. “When Time Becomes Loss” is their fourth album. Old school, technical thrash … such is “Morbid Reflections”. Round and round goes the riff in a… Continue Reading →
When I covered this US bands album ‘Paradox’ I explained that Mike Browning formed this band after firstly creating After Death subsequent to his firing/leaving of the original Nocturnus in the 90s. After that he changed the name to Nocturnus… Continue Reading →
It’s off to Belgium with this split album which encompasses two projects tied together by musician René Thuys aka Ronarg. He’s evidently a busy artist as he recently put out a debut album under the name Bloedmaan called ‘Castle Inside… Continue Reading →
I rarely get to review metal albums from my native side of Europe. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons. Firstly, I am always ideologically suspicious. Call me a cynic, but coming from Eastern Europe doesn’t give me a… Continue Reading →
Celebrating their twenty fifth anniversary this year, Italian power trio doomsters Ufomammut are unleashing onto the world their thirteenth album, ‘Hidden’, as well as announcing a host of club and festival shows to support the release. To my chagrin, on… Continue Reading →
The most unusual thing about depressive black metal force, Dødsfesrd is how you would most certainly presume they were Scandinavian owing to the band name. However, the mysteriousness of the name does not rob the band from perfecting all elements… Continue Reading →
Amongst the many things that metal (of all sorts of flavours) is really, really good at, one of the most useful is its ability to literally and metaphorically block out every single other thing on the planet for however long… Continue Reading →
Paleobotany is Botanist’s 12th album yet I had not heard of them. It would appear that my knowledge of plant focussed avant-garde metal was lacking until very recently. Let’s not dwell on the past though eh? Actually, let’s do just… Continue Reading →
Evoked are a German death metal band back with their latest EP. This band have made some solid ground over the years, with a trademark classic old school death metal sound. The vocals are very much in favour of early… Continue Reading →
The band Ancient Settlers may be from Hispanic countries but their style is more akin to Swedish melodeath with their “storming heavy riffs, thick grooves and catchy hooks”. “Oblivion’s Legacy” is their second album release. After a theatrical verbal introduction,… Continue Reading →